A smart card contains a carrier body for receiving at least one system component, which has (in each case) a plurality of electrical components, and which unites the electrical functions for the operation of the smart card. The system component terminates approximately evenly with the top side of the card body of the smart card. At least one of the electrical components is accessible from the top side of the smart card.
Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A smart card, comprising: at least one system component having a plurality of electrical components for uniting electrical functions for operating the smart card; a carrier body having a top aide for receiving said at least one system component; and a baseplate having conductor tracks, said plurality of electrical components being applied on said baseplate and electrically interconnected by said conductor tracks; at least one of: (i) said at least one system component having a surface terminating substantially evenly with said top side of said carrier body and said plurality of electrical components being at the same level as said surface of said at least one system component, and (ii) at least one of said plurality of electrical components being accessible from said top side; said carrier body including at least one recess for receiving said at least one system component; and said system component not being connected to electrical contacts in said carrier body.
2. The smart card according to claim 1 , wherein said carrier body includes: a base layer for applying said at least one system component thereon; and at least one further layer having a cutout at given locations of said plurality of electrical components of said system component.
3. The smart card according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of electrical components are located directly adjacent one another and abut one another.
4. The smart card according to claim 1 , further comprising: a gap filler, said plurality of electrical components being spaced apart from one another by a respective interspace filled with said gap filler, said gap filler terminating with its top side approximately even with said top side of said electrical components.
5. The smart card according to claim 1 , wherein said baseplate has recesses for receiving parts of said electrical components.
6. The smart card according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of electrical components is surrounded by a housing in causing a height of at least one of said plurality of electrical components to match a height of others of said plurality of electrical components.
7. The smart card according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of electrical components is fixed on a base prior to incorporation in said system component.
8. A smart card, comprising: at least one system component having a plurality of electrical components for uniting electrical functions for operating the smart card; a carrier body having a top side for receiving said at least one system component; and a baseplate having conductor tracks, said plurality of electrical components being applied on said baseplate and electrically interconnected by said conductor tracks; said at least one system component, having a surface terminating substantially evenly with said top side of said carrier body and said plurality of electrical components forming part of said surface of said at least one system component; said carrier body including at least one recess for receiving said at least one system component; and said system component not being connected to electrical contacts in said carrier body.
9. The smart card according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of said plurality of electrical components is accessible from said top side.
10. The smart card according to claim 8 , wherein said carrier body includes: a base layer for applying said at least one system component thereon; and at least one further layer having a cutout at given locations of said plurality of electrical components of said system component.
11. The smart card according to claim 8 , wherein said plurality of electrical components are located directly adjacent one another and abut one another.
12. The smart card according to claim 8 , further comprising: a gap filler, said plurality of electrical components being spaced apart from one another by a respective interspace filled with said gap filler, said gap filler terminating with its top side approximately even with top sides of said plurality of electrical components.
13. The smart card according to claim 8 , wherein said baseplate has recesses for receiving parts of said electrical components.
14. The smart card according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of said plurality of electrical components is surrounded by a housing causing a height of at least one of said plurality of electrical components to match a height of others of said plurality of electrical components.
15. The smart card according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of said plurality of electrical components is fixed on a base prior to incorporation in said system component.
16. A smart card, comprising: at least one system component having a plurality of electrical components for uniting electrical functions for operating the smart card; a carrier body having a top side for receiving said at least one system component; and a baseplate having conductor tracks, said plurality of electrical components being applied on said baseplate and electrically interconnected by said conductor tracks; at least one of said plurality of electrical components being accessible from said top side; said carrier body including at least one recess for receiving said at least one system component; and said system component not being connected to electrical contacts in said carrier body.
17. The smart card according to claim 16 , wherein said at least one system component terminates substantially evenly with said top side of said carrier body.
18. The smart card according to claim 16 , wherein said carrier body includes: a base layer for applying said at least one system component thereon; and at least one further layer having a cutout at given locations of said plurality of electrical components of said system component.
19. The smart card according to claim 16 , wherein said plurality of electrical components are located directly adjacent one another and abut one another.
20. The smart card according to claim 16 , further comprising: a gap filler, said plurality of electrical components being spaced apart from one another by a respective interspace filled with said gap filler, said gap filler terminating with its top side approximately even with said top side of said electrical components.
21. The smart card according to claim 16 , wherein said baseplate has recesses for receiving parts of said electrical components.
22. The smart card according to claim 16 , wherein at least one of said plurality of electrical components is surrounded by a housing causing a height of at least one of said plurality of electrical components to match a height of others of said plurality of electrical components.
23. The smart card according to claim 16 , wherein at least one of said plurality of electrical components is fixed on a base prior to incorporation in said system component.
24. A smart card, comprising: at least one system component having a plurality of electrical components for uniting electrical functions for operating the smart card; a carrier body having a top side for receiving said at least one system component; and a baseplate having conductor tracks, said plurality of electrical components being applied on said baseplate and electrically interconnected by said conductor tracks; said at least one system component terminating substantially evenly with said top side of said carrier body; at least one of said plurality of electrical components being accessible from said top side; said carrier body including at least one recess for receiving said at least one system component; and said system component not being connected to electrical contacts in said carrier body.
25. A smart card, comprising: at least one system component having a top side and a plurality of electrical components for uniting electrical functions for operating the smart card; a carrier body having a top side for receiving said at least one system component; at least one of said plurality of electrical components being accessible from said top side; said electrical components accessible from said top side being matched to one another in terms of their height causing them to terminate approximately flush with said top side of said system component; and said top side of said system component terminating approximately flush with said top side of said carrier body.
26. The smart card according to claim 25 , wherein said carrier body has at lease one recess into which said system component can be introduced.
27. The smart card according to claim 26 , wherein at least one system component having in each case a plurality of electrical components can be introduced into each recess, said system components are not in direct electrical contact with said carrier body.
28. The smart card according to claim 25 , wherein said carrier body includes a base layer, on which said at least one system component is applied, and at least one further layer having a cutout at given locations of said plurality of electrical components of said system component.
29. The smart card according to claim 28 , wherein said system component has a baseplate having conductor tracks on which the electrical components are applied.
30. The smart card according to claim 29 , wherein said electrical components are electrically connected to one another via said conductor tracks.
31. The smart card according to claim 29 , wherein said baseplate has recesses for receiving parts of said electrical components.
32. The smart card according to claim 25 , wherein said electrical components are located directly next to one another and abut one another.
33. The smart card according to claim 32 , wherein at least some of said electrical components of said system component may be surrounded by a housing causing a height of at least one of said plurality of electrical components to match a height of others of said plurality of electrical components.
34. The smart card according to claim 25 , wherein said electrical components are spaced apart from one another and a respective interspace thereof is filled with a gap filler, said gap filler terminating with its top side approximately even with said top side of said electrical components.
35. The smart card according to claim 34 , wherein at least some of said electrical components of said system component may be surrounded by a housing causing a height of at least one of said plurality of electrical components to match a height of others of said plurality of electrical components.
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